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    Do you need to use twin flue pipe on wood burner ?

    I have a Relax R2 in my garage/workshop, it is situated about a foot away from the outside brick wall with a straight flue up through the roof. The first two parts are single skin vitriol and the last piece galvanized with a chinamans hat. The connection through the roof tiles is with the...
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    Elm help

    Trouble is, there is hardly any difference in price now of oak and sweet chestnut. But chestnut is slightly easier to work. Les
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    Elm help

    If you like the look of oak, try using sweet chestnut. It has all the characteristics of oak but is lighter in weight and more stable. Les
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    SIP stockists / table saw advice

    As Tony said have a trip to Toolite, it is well worth the trip. It is like the sweetshop for woodies. Les
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    LOML Minor car accident

    Roger If the LOYL was reversing out of the space to straighten up to park correctly within the lines, then the other car must have seen her trying to park. In my opinion the other driver was too impatient to allow your missus to park correctly, and was too close or tried to drive past without...
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    quiz question 2, very very hard

    Almost blitzed my sanity and my whisky supply, plus the dog wanting to go out for w***, spoiling concentration but giving me a break. Also agree its the Germans giving us a problem again. Les
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    The Tuffsaw fan club gets another member!

    Count me in as well. E mailed Ian on tuesday asking advice, friday blades already in workshop waiting for work. Excellent service. Les
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    The Tuffsaw fan club gets another member!

    Count me in as well. E mailed Ian on tuesday asking advice, friday blades already in workshop waiting for work. Excellent service. Les
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    Electrical woes

    Bob I hate to disagree with you but my sip 01332 3HP table saw runs quite happily of a 13 amp plug. One of the reasons why the fuse will blow on start up is that the drive is too tight. If the machine is belt driven the usual cause is that the belt drive is too tight, requiring more amps at...
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    New impact driver advice

    I have the 10.8 drill driver and the impact driver mk2. Over the last six months they have had a right pasting and have matched everything I have thrown at them. I am refurbishing my house at the moment and the the impact driver is removing slot head screws 4" long and 20 years old as if they...
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    wood identification

    Looking at that grain pattern it could be sweet chestnut. Very similar to oak but slightly lighter in weight and machines easier. All other characteristics are the same ie tanning etc. Les
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    Have we lost the plot as far as tollerances are concerned?

    My hobby has always been woodwork, very basic in the early years but more complex now. But after forty odd years as a mechanical engineer, it is impossible to get out of the habit of using the tolerances as used in engineering. It drives SWMBO nuts when I am annoyed something does not look...
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    Whirpool bath

    If your CU has earth leakage rcbs, then you can loop a spur off the ring main and connect the bath through a fused spur box (the box can be in the bathroom as long as it is unswitched) . If not, you need to connect the spur through an earth leakage rcb then to the bath. Part "P" could also be...
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    Record? Table Saw buying advice needed...

    Mike Mine is the 01332 10", I do not have the sliding table as space was a problem. I made up a sledge for cross cutting but I also have a Makita 12" sliding cross cut. There has been no problems at all with the SIP and it runs happily off a 13amp plug. Les
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    Record? Table Saw buying advice needed...

    When I was looking to replace my triton setup for a table saw I narrowed it down to the record or the SIP. I was able to compare the two side by side at a shop in Mitcheldean called Toolite. The SIP won hands down and has been in my workshop for a few years. It is not noisy and has done...
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    Mr Lucky

    OH no Tom what a start to 2010, The song goes "things can only get better" which we hope in your case will be true. Get well soon Les Helen & Lucky
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    Thanks Charley, the mods and you lot * EOY Group Hug *

    I think Tom has summed up this forum and the effort Charlie puts in brilliantly. I met Tom a few years ago when he came all the way up to wales to collect an item from me. His dog and mine had a good chase round our garden and both enjoyed themselves. He and his now wife are a lovely couple and...
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    Workshop heaters

    I have had a hotspot stove in my workshop for quite a few years, it is on it's second flue. It takes about twenty minutes to warm the shop up and is a nice dry heat. It burns sawdust but you must be careful if topping up, better to start up with sawdust and then add logs or offcuts. Most of the...
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    about power supply

    I have the sip 10" saw and it runs quite happily of a 13amp plug. You need to make sure the drive belts are not too tight as this will cause the fuse to blow on start up. Les
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    Never rains but it pours

    I also agree combis can be trouble especially if installed on old systems, as said by others leaks can almost be guaranteed. It then becomes mega expensive for repairs. We have two systems in our house, a thermostat output controlled boiler for the hot water including the shower and a...
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